Danvers Girls' Basketball Remains Unbeaten

The Danvers High girls' basketball team ran its record to 4-0 with road wins against and Winthrop Tuesday night.

The Falcons were tested for a half by Swampscott and stood tied at the half, 15-15; however, Danvers' stifling defensive pressure limited the Big Blue to seven second-half points and the Falcons pulled away for a decisive 44-22 win.

Kellie Macdonald led the offense with 15 points while Kasey Sherry knocked down three 3-pointers and triggered the defense with a number of steals. Katie McKenna and Alison Tivnan cleaned the glass, combining for 19 rebounds.

Against Winthrop, Danvers held a 27-26 halftime lead and pulled away in the second half for a 57-46 victory. Macdonald was dominant with 27 points and nine rebounds and sparked a third-period surge with her foul shooting after multiple technical fouls were assessed. Sarah Palazola added nine points to go along with five assists and six steals in a solid all-around effort. Tivnan and Sherry chipped in with six points apiece.

The Falcons test the non-league waters next week when they play at Concord-Carlisle of the Dual County League on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m., then host Wakefield of the Middlesex League on New Year's Day at 1 p.m.

Falcons girls' track sprints past Revere

The Danvers' girls surged past Revere last Wednesday, 61-25 for the day, are now 2-0 in winter track. The Falcons dominated on 10 events, with Revere only winning the 50-meter hurdles and the 300 meters.

Courtney Godfrey took first in the high jump (4-6) and the mile (6:06.4), Carson Garvin out threw the field in shot put (32-7), Emily Behen ran 6.8 seconds in the 50-yard dash, Kristin Yost ran 1:56.3 in the 600 meters, Erin Barker clocked in a 3:36.2 for 1,000 meters and Hayley Dyer covered two miles in 12:48.2. Danvers outpaced Revere in the relay 4:51.2 to the Patriots' 4:53.5.

Finishing with the same outcome in the meet against Lynn English, the boys' team was unable to keep up with Revere on Wednesday and was handed its second loss, 54-30. The Falcons only won three events: Joe Manson threw a 41-9 in the shot put, Craig Wilson took the 50-yard hurdles by a nose (8.0) and Brian Hebert clocked two miles in 11:03.8. Ryan Fecteau finished a close second in the 1,000 meters just two-tenths of a second behind Robert Rose (3:06.9).

Falcons 1-1 in the pool

The Danvers' swimmers couldn't repeat their season-opening win this past Tuesday against Beverly. The Panthers scored 101 to Falcons' 77. The Danvers co-ed swimmers are next scheduled to host Salem on Jan. 4.

Next week's Danvers High schedule

The boys' hockey team will take part in the Kasabuski Holiday Tournament this Tuesday and Wednesday. The Falcons (1-0-1) face off against Wakefield (2-1-0) of the Middlesex League in Tuesday's Small Division semifinal at 3 p.m., then will play at a time and against an opponent to be determined the following day.

Danvers opened the season with a 1-1 tie with Saugus (Dec. 11) and 3-2 win against Winthrop (Dec. 18) but will enter the tournament following a 10-day layoff, having not played since last Saturday's win.

In other holiday week action, co-ed track takes on Saugus Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Lynn Tech, the girls' hockey co-op plays at Winthrop/Lynn English Wednesday at 6:10 p.m., and boys' basketball, fresh off its first win of the season, travels to Billerica on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.